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Scientists Install New Mirrors to Improve Quality of SLAC’s X-Ray Laser Beam

Scientists are installing new mirrors to improve the quality of the X-ray laser beam at the Department of Energy’s SLAC National Accelerator Laboratory.

2 Aug 2016

Researchers Use Depth-Perception Cameras to Capture Vehicle’s Interior, Build New Assistance Systems

When it comes to parking assistance or detecting pedestrians, modern cars can analyze their environment with high precision. But so far, what’s going on inside the car is less analyzed. Not so with a new type of system: it recognizes the number and size of the people inside the car and where they are focusing their attention.

2 Aug 2016

Scientists Develop New Method to Enhance Brightness, Efficiency of Green LEDs

Scientists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have found a new method to make green light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with enhanced brightness and efficiency.

By Will Soutter 1 Aug 2016

Microscopy Today 2016 Innovation Award for Leica Digital LightSheet solution

Light sheet and confocal microscopy combined for long-term imaging of sensitive samples

From Leica Microsystems GmbH 1 Aug 2016

New Light-Based Laser Communication Tool Transfers Data in Swift, Circular Motion

Like a whirlpool, a new light-based communication tool carries data in a swift, circular motion.

29 Jul 2016

Teledyne Marine Deploys New Electrical/Optical Conversion Technology for Ocean Networks Canada

Teledyne Marine recently introduced the Electrical/Optical Flying Lead (EOFL), a compact, in-line media converter solution for subsea data transmission networks. The EOFL converts a fiber optic signal through a fiber optic wetmate connector, and produces an electrical Ethernet signal through an electrical connector on the other end.

29 Jul 2016

Sioeye’s First Retail-Ready Camera Enables Sports Enthusiasts to Broadcast Adventures in Real Time

Today, live streaming action sports brand Sioeye announced the release of the Sioeye Iris4G Blink, its first retail-ready camera and second 4G-enabled action camera that gives sports enthusiasts the ability to capture and broadcast adventures in real-time.

28 Jul 2016

Vairdo Announces Pre-Order Beta Release of Multi-Featured Camera that Combats Dangerous Driving

Vairdo Inc has gathered some impressive client names recently - namely Google X and Georgia Tech, among others – and is now working along with Georgia Tech on patented driver safety technologies.

28 Jul 2016

Hammacher Schlemmer Unveils The Sleep Promoting Glasses

Continuing its 168-year history of offering the Best, the Only and the Unexpected, Hammacher Schlemmer announces The Sleep Promoting Glasses, reading glasses that filter the sleep-disrupting blue light emitted by electronic devices.

28 Jul 2016

CrowdOptic, Solford Industries Launch Incident Command Vision Powered by CrowdOptic Eye

CrowdOptic and Solford Industries today announced the launch of Incident Command Vision (ICV) powered by CrowdOptic Eye™, a wireless helmet camera system designed for firefighters and law enforcement personnel to stream live video from any location.

28 Jul 2016

Researchers Develop Magneto-Optic (MO) Q-Switched Laser

The "Industry 4.0" concept, first introduced by the German government, has recently extended the scope of compact high-power laser applications to, for instance, laser manufacturing, vehicle engine development, or thruster systems for space exploration.

28 Jul 2016

NASA Researchers Start Investigating Novel Optic

It is a well-established fact that larger light-collecting mirrors will be required by scientists to resolve smaller physical details of faraway celestial objects. However this challenge is not simple to overcome due to the high cost and difficulty of building and launching large-aperture telescopes – in this particular scenario, space observatories.

27 Jul 2016

Scientists Develop Powerful Terahertz Laser that can be Used in Air

Researchers have been able to nearly double up the continuous output power of a specific laser, known as a terahertz quantum cascade laser, which has potential applications in airport security, medical imaging and more.

27 Jul 2016

HexaTech Demonstrates First Generation Aluminum Nitride-Based UV-C LED

HexaTech Inc. announced today the demonstration of its first generation UVSureTM UV-C LED, based on HexaTech's proprietary and world-leading aluminum nitride (AlN) substrate material.

27 Jul 2016

Aureon Technology Deploys Coriant 7100 Nano Packet Optical Transport Platform to Enhance Fiber Optic Network

Coriant, a global supplier of SDN-enabled packet optical networking solutions, today announced that Aureon Technology, a leading provider of network transport services and business communications solutions, is deploying the Coriant®7100 Nano Packet Optical Transport Platform to enhance the scalability, flexibility, and reliability of its world-class Aureon Fiber Optic Network.

27 Jul 2016